Happy Dolly Parton Day! As a nod to her song “9 to 5”, today is all about celebrating the Queen of Country across the country. Here’s how a few cities will honor her: New Orleans will have a Celebration of Life parade. In Nashville, there will be pink lights and Dolly posters around the city, and Garth Brooks’ Friends in Low Places bar will donate proceeds to her Imagination Library. And San Francisco will have a daytime celebration with live music.
Dolly Parton’s final recording is a duet with Bono on U2’s upcoming album, “Carnaval De Luz”. It’s a tender country song called “Torn”, and will serve as the final track. Bono says, “When she got ill, she got out of her bed to sing this song. And you can hear that. And I can’t even listen to it now . . . She sang her heart out and I cannot believe that’s an 80-year-old woman.” He initially asked Dolly to be part of a project inspired by Irish folk music. But instead, she offered her song “Torn”, and Bono and Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid rewrote the lyrics around a mother who’s watching her family split apart. Dolly recorded her vocals in June, and luckily she was able to hear the song before she passed and give her seal of approval. “Carnaval De Luz” comes out November 13th.
George Strait is still rockin’ Wranglers, over 30 years since he wore them in “Pure Country” in 1992. Now in a new ad, he says, “You know how to spot an original? They never change who they are, or what they stand for.” You can dress in his clean and classic cowboy style with Wrangler’s George Strait Collection.
Country stars seem to love a good deer hunt. Morgan Wallen is the latest to have his Iowa trip documented on Drury Outdoors’ YouTube channel. He managed to down a giant 8-point buck.
Nick Cannon says he talks to Mariah Carey almost every day.
Nicolas Cage as John Madden for the upcoming biopic “Madden”.
Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson star in Taylor Swift’s”Patient Zero” video, which will debut at Sunday’s VMAs.
Terrifyingly, Joe Jonas revealed he fell between two boats during a vacation in Italy. The singer was trapped in the water fully dressed and had to climb onto a tender boat to escape
The incident left Jonas shaken, prompting him to call his daughters immediately afterward
New in Theaters: “Primetime”, “Forgotten Island”, and the Brad Pitt survival movie “Heart of the Beast”
TV This Weekend: “SNF”, the VMAs, Farm Aid, and “SWAT: Exiles”
This week’s New Music Releases include new music from Kenny Chesney, and Ms. Rachel.
Bella Ramsey is 23. “Game of Thrones”.
Catherine Zeta-Jones is 57 and her husband Michael Douglas is 82.
Will Smith is 58.
Scottie Pippen is 61.
Heather Locklear is 65.
Mark Hamill is 75.
Anson Williams is 77. Potsie on “Happy Days”.
Cheryl Tiegs is 79. Supermodel.
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Zach Top is 29. Grammy-winning country singer.
